Question

Which operation should be performed first according to the order of operations?

117 + 45 – 34 • 8 + 36 ÷ 12 – 12

A.
34 • 8

B.
36 ÷ 12

C.
117 + 45

D.
45 – 34

Answer 1

A. because if you use PEMDAS so you do M first

Answer 2

Think of PEMDAS. PEMDAS is Parenthesis, Exponets, Multiplication, Division, Add, and Subtract. We don't have any Parenthesis, we don't have any Exponets, we do have multiplication: 34•8. I think it's A. 34•8